Teenagers led a group of hackers who breached some of the world's biggest tech companies. The government wants to know how they did it.

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The group targeted Uber, Microsoft, Okta and Samsung for extortion, in some cases, DHS Secretary Mayorkas said, 'with relatively unsophisticated techniques.'

The Biden administration announced Friday the U.S. would investigate recent hacks linked to a teenage cybercriminal group that focused on extortion.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said its goal is to"evaluate how this group has allegedly impacted some of the biggest companies in the world, in some cases, with relatively unsophisticated techniques, and determine how people can build resilience against innovative social engineering tactics and address international partnership in combatting criminal cyber actors."

Like many cybercriminal gangs, Lapsus$ is an evolving group of cyber hackers that maintains an anonymous online presence. Earlier this year,. Security experts and government officials believe the group still poses a threat.

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Trump didnt do this

Another victory

I doubt the could win in a match of wits against teenagers, better sub this one out.

You guys investigating this yet?

any stories about suppressing the hunter Biden laptop story that broke last night on twitter? Or you just keep suppressing it?

Bombshell reveal from twitter/Musk on past twitter involvement in influencing 2020 election. Any reporters at CBS? Any capable of seeing BIG NEWS? Or is this narrative containment?

Don't you have another story to cover? DO YOUR JOB!!!!

This reminds me of how the DNC hacks and WikiLeaks was the result of simple phishing emails requesting access to information. If I remember correctly Hilary Clinton and others were even told to open it and provide the requested info by IT, however I haven't read it in awhile

Here’s a story CBS you should be covering. Complicit in covering up?

What about Obama bombing children in Syria for 8 years?

Will they discus why Biden, then VP of US, lied twice in debates saying Hunter’s laptop was Russian disinformation & that HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT HUNTER’S BUSINESS? BidenCrimeFamilly twitterfiles ImpeachBiden

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They are smarter than you!!

Netflix got a new idea for tv show or movie

If those teenagers were really smart, anyone who wanted to find out would have to pay for consulting.

They probably just called them

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